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Identification and Creation

Object Number
ARCH.2007.9.31.4
People
Barnett Newman, American (New York NY 1905 - 1970 New York NY)
Title
Painted canvas fragment
Classification
Fragments
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/350741

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
irregular: 21.6 × 15.2 cm (8 1/2 × 6 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Barnett and Annalee Newman
Estate of Annalee Newman
The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Gift of the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation
Copyright
© The Barnett Newman Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Object Number
ARCH.2007.9.31.4
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with irregular knife cut edges and white priming layer. Multiple paints layered, all applied by a wide brush. On one side to orange paints are layered, one glossier than the other. On the other side, three paints are layered. The lowest layer is a matte crimson, second is a glossier crimson, the third is a stroke of possibly transparent orange. The brush strokes are all applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection

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